|
I would suggest Williams decided to cash-in on their name, brand image and fabulous F1 history some time ago.
Selling two drives to the highest bidders, combined with the income generated from the payments they receive as a "Special Status" F1 team, probably amounts to a considerable sum of money. Throw in a commercial sponsor like Martini and you've got yourself a nice little earner.
To keep costs down, they've probably built a "cheap but adequate" F1 car which is unlikely to get much in the way of up-dates across the season. Not a great strategy for the fans but I'm guessing it works for them......gives Frank's kids a good living I would imagine.
It's been a long time since Williams did anything of note on the race track so there must come a time when their "Special F1 Status" must surely lapse.
|